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Tag: nanocrystals[1]
Cyrus Wadia is using abundant materials to grow nanocrystals for cheaper photovoltaics. A startup is making thin-film solar cells on flexible steel sheets. A new way to print quantum dots could lead to brighter, more power-efficient displays. Toward Cheaper, Robust Solar Cells Researchers are working on solar cells that use a novel organic dye. Nanocrystals could light the way to using LEDs to replace the lightbulb. Silicon Nanocrystals for Superefficient Solar Cells Research shows that silicon can wring two electrons from each photon of incoming light. Metal nanocrystals can more than double memory capacity. A new type of nanometer-size semiconductor crystal that can amplify light marks an important step toward cheap, tunable lasers. Concerns over the safety and environmental impact of nanomaterials mustn't be ignored. [1]
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